Greek Orthodox Church of St. George (Piscataway, New Jersey)

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George of Piscataway, New Jersey is the largest Greek congregation in New Jersey.[1] In 2016 the congregation celebrated its 100th Anniversary as well as the 43rd anniversary of its Greek Festival.[2] It's 44th Annual GReek festival takes place May 18 - 21, 2017.

Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway, New Jersey on May 15, 2011

References
  1. Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. 2004. ISBN 0-8135-3325-2. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2011-05-15. The largest of the Greek Orthodox congregations was Saint George of Piscataway. ...
  2. "Greek festival season is underway: Get your gyro on in Paramus, Piscataway this weekend". New York Times. May 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15. John Lyssikatos has been chairman of the festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Piscataway for 13 years, and he says preparations for the May festival start in September. The boneless leg of lamb -- they go through 50 over the course of a weekend -- will be cooked fresh, of course, but baking the Greek sweets for this week's festival has been under way for a couple of months.

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